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Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Several steps taken for advancement of the flying training in the country
There are 34 Flying Training Organisations  operating at 52 bases
The Government has taken several steps for advancement of the flying training in the country. These include the following:
- Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved liberalised Flying Training Organisation  guidelines wherein the concept of airport royalty  has been abolished and land rentals have been significantly rationalised.
-  Airports Authority of India  issued award letters on 31 May 2021 and 29 October 2021 for nine FTOs to be established at five airports i.e. two at Belagavi , two at Jalgaon , two at Kalaburagi , two at Khajuraho  and one at Lilabari .
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation  has introduced Online-On Demand Examination  for the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers  and Flying Crew  candidates with effect from November 2021. This facility allows candidates to choose the date and time from the available exam slots.
- DGCA has modified its regulations to empower Flying Instructors with the right to authorise flight operations at FTOs. This was hitherto restricted to the Chief Flying Instructor  or Deputy CFIs only.
- India's largest flying academy - Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi  at Amethi  - has been permitted to carry out pilot training in Gondia  and Kalaburagi  to enhance its flying hours and aircraft utilisation, which get severely affected during winter months due to low visbility. IGRUA has commenced operating on all weekends and holidays. It completed 19,019 flying hours during the year 2021 as compared to 15,137 hours in the pre-Covid year 2019, an increase of over 25%.
At present, there are 34 Flying Training Organisations  operating at 52 bases as approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation . List of State Wise Flying training institutes is at Annexure.
Flying Training Institutes are established as per Civil Aviation requirements Section-7, Series-d, Part-I specified by Directorate General of Civil Aviation which are reviewed as per international practices from time to time.
The number of CPLs issued during the last three years is as follows: Year CPLs issued 2019- 744; 2020- 578; 2021-862.
In 2021, after a competitive bidding process, AAI awarded nine FTO slots at five airports at Belagavi , Jalgaon , Kalaburagi , Khajuraho  and Lilabari . Under FTO bidding Round 2, Airports Authority of India  initiated open tender bidding for 15 FTO slots at 10 Airports viz. Bhavnagar, Cooch Behar, Deoghar, Huballi, Jharsuguda, Kishangarh, Kadappa, Meerut, Salem and Tezu. AAI received bids only for 8 FTOs at 7 Airports namely - Tezu, Kishangarh, Meerut, Kadappa, Hubballi, Bhavnagar, Salem. Deoghar, under Santhal Parganas Division of Jharkhand did not receive any bid. In June 2022, 6 FTO slots were awarded by AAI at five airports namely: 2 slots at Bhavnagar , and one each at Hubballi , Kadappa , Kishangarh  and Salem . These FTOs are expected to be operational by December 2023. Currently, no such proposal has been received in the Ministry of Civil Aviation for setting up new flying training institutes in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Mangaldoi in Assam and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.
Annexure
STATE-WISE LIST OF FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS 
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State
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Address
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Additional bases
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Bihar
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Bihar Flying Institute
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Patna Airport, Patna
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Gujarat
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Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd.,
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AAA Hangar, Old Terminal Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Gujarat
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Gujarat Flying Club,
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Vadodara Airport, Gujarat
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Haryana
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Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation
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Civil Aerodrome, Kunjpura Road, Karnal, Haryana.
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- Hisar, Haryana
- Pinjore, Haryana
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Haryana
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FSTC Flying School Private Ltd
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Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport,
Bhiwani, Haryana
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Narnaul, Haryana
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Jharkhand
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Alchemist Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
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Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
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Karnataka
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Govt. Flying Training School
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Jakkur, Bangalore
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Karnataka
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Orient Flight Aviation Academy
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Mysore, Karnataka
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Kerala
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Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology
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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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Madhya Pradesh
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Chimes Aviation Academy,
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Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Flying Club, Indore
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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Civil Aerodrome, Bijasan Road,
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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Madhya Pradesh
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Sha-Shib Flying Academy,
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Guna, Madhya Pradesh
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Maharashtra
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Academy of Carver Aviation,
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Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra
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Maharashtra
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Blue Ray Aviation
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BRAPL Hangar, Osmanabad Airport, Maharashtra
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Mahesana, Gujarat
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Maharashtra
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Nagpur Flying Club
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Office of the Divisional Commissioner, Civil Lines, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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Maharashtra
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National Flying Training Institute, Pvt. Ltd,
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C/o Airport Authority of India, Birsi Airport, P.O.P; Paraswada,
Gondia, Maharashtra
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Maharashtra
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Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd.
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Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra
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- Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
- Lilabari, Assam
- Kalaburagi, Karnataka
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Maharashtra
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SVKM NMIMS
Academy of Aviation
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Campus-Babulde, Shirpur, Dist. Dhule, Maharashtra
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Maharashtra
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SKYNEX Aero Pvt. Ltd.
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Jalgaon Airport, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
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Maharashtra
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The Bombay Flying Club,
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Juhu Airport, Santacruz , Mumbai, Maharashtra
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- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Dhule, Maharashtra
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Odisha
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Govt. Aviation Training Institute,
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Directorate of Aviation, Orissa, Civil Aerodrome, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
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Birasal, Odisha
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Punjab
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Patiala Aviation Club
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Patiala, Punjab
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Amritsar, Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club
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Banasthali, Dist. Tonk, Rajasthan
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Telangana
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Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Ltd.
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GMR HIAL Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 
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- Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana 
- Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka 
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Telangana
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Flytech Aviation Academy,
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A1-Kauser, Plot No.295, Road No. 10, West Maredpally.
Secunderabad. Telangana
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- Nadirgul, Telangana
- Nagarjun Sagar, Andhra Pradesh
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Telangana
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Telangana State Aviation Academy,
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Andhra Pradesh, old Air Port,
Hyderabad, Telangana
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Telangana
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Wings Aviation Pvt. Ltd.,
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1-11-256/B, Plot No. 108,
Adjacent Airport Road, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana
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Uttar Pradesh
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Ambitions Flying Club Pvt. Ltd
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Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh
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Chetak Aviation
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MS-10, NH-91, Aligarh Airstrip, Dhanipur Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh
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Falcon Aviation Academy
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Ayodhya, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.  
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Rewa, Madhya Pradesh 
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Uttar Pradesh
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Garg Aviation Ltd. UP
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Hangar No.3dhule, Civil Aerodrome, Cantt.
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh
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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademy
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Fursatganj, Dist. Raebareilly, Uttar Pradesh
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Gondia, Maharashtra
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Uttar Pradesh
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Pioneer Flying Academy Pvt. Ltd
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MS-10, NH-91, Dhanipur Airport, Post Panethi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh
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Saraswati Aviation Academy
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Sultanpur, Amhat Airfield, Uttar Pradesh
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Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation 
This information was given by the Minister for Civil Aviation Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia to a question in Lok Sabha today.